Sunday, December 7, 2008

Chicken and Egg Fried Rice

After many tries found this recipe for chicken egg fried rice exactly like the ones we get in the restaurants in India. Everybody at home loved this.




Ingredients:

Chopped carrots - 1/4 cup
chopped beans - 1/4 cup
peas - 1/4 cup
chopped spring onions - 1/4 cup
chopped onions - 1/4 cups
pepper - 1 tsp
Basmati Rice - 2 cups
eggs - 4
finely chopped chicken - 1/2 cup
chopped ginger and garlic - 2 tbsp



Preparation:

1. Marinate the chicken with turmeric, salt and yogurt for 1 hour
2. Wash the basmathi rice in hot water. Heat 6 times water in a thick bottom open pan and add the washed rice. Let it cook for 10 minutes or until its almost done. Turn off the stove, drain the water, spread the 3/4th cooked rice in a board vessel and let it dry.
3. Add the chopped vegetables (carrots, beans and peas) in a bowl and add water just to cover the vegetables and microwave it for 5 minutes.
4. Heat oil in a pan and add the chopped onions, ginger and garlic.
5. Once the onions turn golden brown, add the chicken.
6. Fry til the chicken cooks completely and then add the eggs, adding pepper and salt fry until the eggs are cooked along with the chicken.
7. Once the eggs are done, add the boiled vegetables from the microwave.
8. Now add the spring onions and in medium flame mix the cooked rice and serve.

Stuffed Mushrooms

This is a very simple and healthy appetizer or a snack. This surely is a great treat for the mushroom lovers. Enjoy.




Ingredients:

Button mushrooms - 1 pack (From Sams Club)
Organic baby spinach - 1 pack (From Sams Club)
Butter - 1 tbsp
Garlic and herb seasoning (I use the Tone's with no salt and no msg from Sams club) - 1 tsp
Grated cheese - 1 tbsp (any kind will do)


Preparation:

1. Heat butter in a pan and add the spinach. Cook for 5 minutes until the spinach is done.
2. Add the garlic and herb seasoning and the grated cheese in low flame and let the stuffing become little sticky.
3. Wash and clean the button mushrooms. Remove the stems and use only the caps.
4. Stuff the mushrooms caps with the spinach stuffing from step 2
5. Line up the mushrooms with the stuffing in a tray and put it inside the oven and cook in 350F for 15 to 20 minutes until the mushrooms are done.